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 A 21st Century Survival Guide
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By
Sue Roaf, PhD, Professor of Architectural Engineering at Heriot Watt University where she teaches on the undergraduate courses in Architectural
Engineering (http://www.undergraduate.hw.ac.uk/courses/view/K132/ ) and the new Masters Course in Architectural Engineering (http://www.sbe.hw.ac.uk/prosppgrads/aepg.htm?pane=6
) putting into practice her commitment to teaching people from many different backgrounds about how to design truly Low Carbon Buildings.
She is internationally known for her home (the Oxford Ecohouse) built with the first integrated photovoltaic roof in Britain and numerous
low-energy and bioclimatic features, which are all detailed in Ecohouse: A Design Guide (3rd Edition). But in addition to her research
interests she has been a tireless campaigner for improved teaching of sustainable architecture (www.oxfordconference2008.co.uk) and Carbon
Accounting for Buildings (www.carboncounting.co.uk ). With Fergus Nicol, Sue has helped to promote the understanding and importance
of Thermal Comfort and Passive Cooling in buildings not least through the bi-annual conferences they organize at Windsor Castle.
David Crichton
Fergus Nicol
Description
From the author of the bestseller 'Ecohouse' this challenging and exciting text gives you an insight into the real changes that are necessary
to give our modern day built environment both 'sustainability' and 'survivability'.
The book is based on the premise that climate change
is going to happen and its impacts on our lives are going to be far worse than generally expected. Sue Roaf argues that many modern buildings
are not only 'unsustainable' in themselves but are also having a catastrophic effect on the global climate. In a unique argument, she
illustrates that the only way we can hope to survive the following century in tact is if we not only begin to radically reduce CO2 emissions
from our buildings and stop building climatically disastrous building types but also build only the buildings that can survive in the
changed climates of the future.
Throughout the book, traditional and modern building types are used to: explain the history and impacts
of climates past, present and future on buildings; set the scene in terms of the history of building development of where we are now
and where we are going in terms of sustainability and survivability of buildings; develop two main scenarios of future building development
with the 'business as usual' model and the 'survival plan' model, and to make a list of recommendations based on the two scenarios of
what actions should be taken by architects, planners and engineers as well as local and national governments, businesses and ordinary
people in ensuring the true sustainable nature of the built environment.
Audience
Students, academics and professionals of architecture and urban design. All parties interested in sustainable design. Including the 'green community', the construction industry and planners.
Contents
Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Climate change: the battles begins; 2 The evolution of buildings; 3 Risk, scenarios and climate change; 4
How hot will it get?; 5 Thermal comfort ; 6 How wet will it get?; 7 Wind storms; 8 Sea level rises; 9 Vulnerability, exposure and migration;
10 Air-conditioning – the ultimate solution?; 11 Tall buildings; 12 The fossil fuel crisis; 13 Fuel security: when will the lights go
out?; 14 The players; 15 Resilient buildings; Index.
Bibliographic & ordering Information
Paperback, 384 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-5911-6
ISBN-10: 0-7506-5911-4
Imprint: ARCHITECTURAL PRESS
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GBP 31.99
USD 55.95
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